| RefNo | HS/18/325 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Young to Sir John Herschel, dated at 48 Welbeck St. |
| Creator | Thomas Young |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 4 August 1822 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has no errands for John Frederick William Herschel in Holland or Flanders. Asks for details on John Frederick William Herschel's and Charles Babbage's method of determining heights by barometrical observations. Hopes to use this to confirm Thomas Young's method by 'my formula deduced from refraction.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 48 Welbeck Street, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.51754, -0.14938 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8058
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |